Purple Iris

I have been wanting to try one of the sketches on Card Positioning Systems for awhile. This weeks sketch (CPS 116) looked fun so I gave it a go. This is what I came up with. I used the iris stamp from elegant flowers and the lilac branch from botanical dreams both from Gina K Designs.
I started by coloring the irises with copic markers, at this point I decided that I wanted to heat emboss with clear embossing powder. This can be somewhat difficult with copics. I very carefully inked the iris with a versamark pen so as not to smear the colors and then embossed with clear powder. I then started sponging first with bashful blue in the center, and working my way out to the edges I sponged with almost amethyst, lavender lace and finally with elegant eggplant. For the back layer I sponged with lavender lace and the stamped with elegant eggplant that I had stamped off first. The card stock colors are lavender lace and elegant eggplant. Thank you for stopping by.


copics: BV08, BV11, YG03, YG95

4 in 1 challenge card

I haven't disappeared on you all. I just had a huge creative block, so I spend a good chunk of the weekend reorganizing my room in hopes that it would help.

I made this card for four different challenges three on StampTV, Embossed Foil, a Sketch, and Scrap it up, to make a card uses scraps. The other challenge is for the Cuttlebug spot challenge to emboss something other than paper. It sounds harder than it really is. This card was very hard to photograph so sorry for the poor quality of the photo. The embossed copper behind is a little thick and a scrap from my stash. All of the card stock is from cut pieces I had in my with my card stock. The stamps are from My Cuppa' Joe from Gina K Designs. The base and one of the mat layers are Kraft, the other mat layer is chocolate chip. I colored the images with copics. Thank you for stopping by.



copics: E29, E31, E37, E51, W1

Father

This card is my first father's card this year. It is also for today's sketch challenge on SCS. I used Guiding Light from Gina K Designs. I colored with copics, sorry I colored this a few days ago and I don't know the colors. The lighthouse is stamped with taken with teal on taken with teal. Thank you for stopping by.

Gardenias

I made this for today color challenge on SCS, to use only orange, summer sun and old olive. What a combo. My first thought was wow what loud colors, so I was surprised that I liked it. The gardenias are from Friendship's Garden from Gina K Designs and illustrated by Asela Hopkins. The gardenia is a single flower so I stamped and masked to get the group. The leaves are from A Year of Flowers, also Gina K Designs and illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger. After coloring the flowers with copics I cut them out and put them on a sheet from Basic Grey's Marrrakech paper. Thank you for stopping by.


copics Y21, YR02, YG03, YG95

These boots are made for walking

Today's try a new technique challenge on SCS, I have been wanting to try this. My first thought was Theresa's new stamp set Out West, then I saw that the color challenge on STV was red/black/white. I also use polka dots and paisley from Stampin' Up. This card came together so easy from that point. It is a super basic card, if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Thank you for stopping by.


copic R27, memento tuxedo black, and white signo gel pen

Lighthouse

Gina's technique on StampTV this last week is shaving cream. Now I have always wanted to try it, but until I watched her video I never knew how easy and fun it was. I used bashful blue reinker for the background. The mat and card base are bashful blue. There is a tiny mat of black on there too. The lighthouse and seagull images are from Guiding Light by Rupa Shevde, and sold by Gina K Designs. I colored using copics, I am sorry that I was working on more than one project at the same time and I lost track of the colors I used. The knot is called a sailors knot and I used some small twine to make it. It is not as hard as it looks even for me, I am knot challenged. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you all had a great Mother's Day!

Happy Trails!

First I would like to wish all you Mothers a very Happy Mothers Day!!!

Okay on to my card, this one I made using Theresa's new stamp set Out West from Gina K Designs. I colored the horse with copics (colors below) the I cut out a mask and then sponged the background with so saffron. I then used post-it notes to mask for the horizon and sponged the bottom with apricot appeal, creamy caramel and close to cocoa and on the very edges chocolate chip. Next I switched the post-its so I could work on the sky, and sponged with really rust. I removed the horse mask and post-its and stamped the sentiment in chocolate chip.
The mats on the horse image are chocolate chip and kraft. The background mat is really rust, chocolate chip and some leather paper from my stash. I finished off with some twine and brads. This card is also fro two challenges (I love it when I can work in more than one challenge on a card). the first one is the sketch challenge on StampTV, the second one is limited supplies on SCS. The limited supplies challenge was to make a card based on a holiday or celebration in May. I did a little research and found out that May is National Transportation month, so I got to thinking (I know that can be scary) why not go back to the some of the most basic forms of transportation THE HORSE!!
Thank you for stopping by.



copics: E13, E25, E29, E33, E51, Y21, YG95, W3

For you Mom

This is the card I made for my mom for mother's day. I used the calla lily from Asela Hopkins newest set Friendship Garden, the sentiment is from Notes to Mom. Both sets are from Gina K Designs. I colored the calla lily with copics. The patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Porcelain collection. The card base is certainly celery and mats are certainly celery and almost artichoke. Thank you for stopping by.


copics: E13, E25, Y11, YG03, YG95

Old West Horse

So I used Theresa new stamp set Out West again, this time for the sketch challenge on StampTV. I used copics to color the horse and then sponged a frame with creamy caramel, close to cocoa and chocolate chip. Next I mounted it on tempting turquoise and basic black. On the long strip I stamped the horse shoe with tempting turquoise on tempting turquoise. The large background is some leather paper and the card base is chocolate chip. Thank you for stopping by.


Copics:E13, E25, E33, E51

Pamper Yourself

I made this using Time for Bubbly from My Favorite Things. The card base is almost amethyst, the DP is Tea Party from Stampin' Up. There is a fair amount of paper piecing on this, and it is colored with copic markers. The mirror is some silver paper from my stash. To embellish the bubbles I used some small flat back pearls. I wish I was soaking in a tub like this. Thanks for stopping by.

Out West Coasters

I made these coasters using Theresa's new stamp set Out West from Gina K Designs. Gina's tutorial this last week was stamping on tiles to make coasters. I have seen these done before and always wanted to try, so now I have and I love it. I stamped using stazon and then colored with copics. Copics and Stazon don't work well together but if you are very careful you can make it work.

Now on a personal note, I made Center Stage today on StampTV and I am so thrilled there are some very beautiful cards, so if you would like to take a look click on the center stage button in the top left of my blog. Thank you for stopping by.

Guiding Light

This is my card for Donna's sketch challenge and for Cindy's color challenge over on StampTV. I love combining challenges. I used my new stamp set from Gina K Designs called Guiding Light designed by Rupa Shevde. I wanted to use a saior's knot so I did a search and found instructions and it was easy. The charm is from Bits and Bubbles I bought at Michaels and attached with a jump ring.

copics: C1, C3, C5, W1, E13, E33, B06, B24